Hi - Due to financial difficulties and for other reasons, I have had to resettle my mother and her husband to Mexico. They have been living in Mexico for 5 months on a tourist visa. This has allowed us to save tremendously on the cost of living and rent, and my wife and I have bene able to support them financially and to supplement their social security while they live in Mexico. So we hope to continue this for the time being.
We are trying to figure out a way to get them a car in Mexico. It is my understanding that an American citizen who is not a resident of Mexico cannot register or drive a car that was purchased in Mexico. In other words, it has been my understanding that one needs to be a resident of Mexico to purchase/register a car down there. Can someone confirm if this is actually the case, and is there any kind of work-around to this?
We know that there is an option to drive a car that was registered in the US down to Mexico, and they would be legally allowed to drive it on Mexican roads. But we are trying to avoid this option for various reasons. We wanted to know if there is any way for them to privately purchase (or even rent for the long-term) a car that's already owned by a Mexican citizen and to drive it legally while they are there.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
